Managing Insecurity: The role of good management

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'There are many reasons disabled people can’t just work from home – threatening to cut their benefits won’t fix the wider problems'

Dr Calum Carson, Dr Paula Holland and the Work Foundation's Rebecca Florisson discuss the UK government’s latest economic plan that says disabled people may have to look for jobs they can do from home or face cuts to their benefits.
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Chancellor announces tax cuts but will they support those that need them most?

The Work Foundation respond to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.
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New figures shine light on insecure work hotspots across 12 English city-regions

A new set of city-region employment profiles published by the Work Foundation at Lancaster University reveals the regions and local authorities with the highest levels of ‘severely insecure’ work (employment that is involuntarily temporary or part-time, or when multiple forms of insecurity come together, such as casual or zero-hours contracts, or low or unpredictable pay). 
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Government must focus on tackling the drivers of ill health instead of pushing people into ‘any job’

The Work Foundation at Lancaster University responds to Government’s new Back to Work Plan.
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Inflation falls to 4.6% but millions of workers in insecure and low paid work still facing significant cost of living pressures

The Work Foundation respond to the CPI inflation figures for October 2023 released by the Office for National Statistics.
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Pay growth tracking above inflation but not time to get carried away

The Work Foundation respond to the Labour market overview November 2023 released by the Office for National Statistics.

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